The death toll from the storm in China’s Henan province has risen to 33. At least eight people are still missing. More than 376,000 people have been evacuated since the heavy rain started last Friday. Most people died in the provincial capital of Zhengzhou, 25. This is where the […]
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China on Monday demanded that the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom cancel a United Nations (UN) video conference on Beijing’s crackdown on the Uyghurs. “The video conference, scheduled for Wednesday, is based on pure lies and political bias,” Chinese diplomats told the UN in a statement. “Beijing […]
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that China has recently been “acting more aggressively abroad and is increasingly hostile”. When asked by CBS News whether Washington is heading for a military confrontation with Beijing, Blinken said, “It is in both the interests […]
The Chinese authorities plan to impose a hefty fine on technology company Tencent as part of the much stricter approach to the tech sector in the country. Sources say that to Reuters news agency. It is said to be a fine of at least 10 billion yuan or 1.3 […]
China has reacted angrily to Australia’s decision to block deals related to China’s so-called New Silk Road. China’s Foreign Ministry accused the Australian government of having a “Cold War mindset and ideological biases”. The government vetoed two agreements between the state of Victoria and China. Prime Minister Scott Morrison […]
The Chinese economy appears to have largely overcome the corona crisis and started the new year with record growth. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 18.3 percent in the first quarter compared to the first three months of 2020. It is the most significant increase since the country started […]
China should lift all birth restrictions so that the Chinese are encouraged to have more children. The country’s population is ageing faster than in developed countries, say researchers from China’s central bank (PBOC). In addition, the Chinese have to save more to assist the elderly. Ageing is not a […]
The Chinese stock markets lost ground on Tuesday. The sanctions imposed on the country by the European Union, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom for the oppression of the Uyghur Muslim minority in Xinjiang have caused investor reluctance. Other stock markets in the Asian region also showed […]
Ministers from the United States and Japan lashed out at China after a summit meeting in Tokyo. According to the allies, the Communist People’s Republic is guilty of “destabilizing behaviour towards others in the region”. US Ministers Antony Blinken (Foreign Affairs) and Lloyd Austin (Defense) visit Japan on their […]
The Chinese decision to impose sanctions on top officials from Donald Trump’s tenure on the day of the US’s change of power is not well received by the new US administration Joe Biden. On Wednesday, China took punitive action against 28 people, including “lying and cheating” former Secretary of […]
